A collection of humorous, touching, and always thought provoking articles from various sources.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Shoebox

A man and woman
had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had
talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that
the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had
cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about. For all of these yeas, he
had never thought about the box.But one
day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not
recover. In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the
shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he
should know what was in the box.

When
he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling
$95,000.He asked her about the
contents.'When we were to be married,'
she said, 'my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never
argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet
and crochet a doll.'The little old man
was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the
box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living
and loving. He almost burst with happiness. 'Honey,' he said, 'that explains
the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?''Oh,' she said, 'that's the money I made from
selling the dolls.'

A Prayer . . .

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom to
understand my man; love to forgive him; patience for his moods; because Lord,
if I pray for strength, I'd beat him to death.